2011 Derby Winner Animal Kingdom scheduled to run at Gulfstream Park

CLEVELAND - Last year's Kentucky Derby winner, Animal Kingdom, will make his 2012 debut on Saturday in an Allowance race at Gulfstream Park in Florida.

The colt has not raced since taking a sixth place finish in last year's Belmont Stakes, and suffering a fracture to his hind leg.  Since then he has been training in Palm Meadows, Florida.  Originally scheduled to run in a stakes race next weekend at Tampa Bay Downs, the trainer thought it would be better to run on the turf at Gulfstream and use this allowance race as a prep race for the Dubai World Cup at the end of March.

The lineup for the 1 1/16 mile Allowance race from the inside post out is as follows:

1. Tannersville, Jockey L. Jurado 12-1     2.  Bell by the Ridge, Jockey K Desormeaux  15-1    3. Monument Hall, Jockey J. Castellano   3-1       4.  Midnight Mischief, Jockey R. Maragh  6-1    5. Royal Hall, Jockey P. Lopez   5-1,   6.  Animal Kingdom, Jockey J. Velazquez  4-5

The race is scheduled for 2:25p.m.  (EST)

Early London odds for the Dubai Word Cup on March 31, 2012 currently have Animal Kingdom and Smart Falcon listed at 6-1, and So You Think as the favorite at 7/2.